Closet connection.



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D. KEOHANB. CLOSET CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l2, 1903.

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PATENTBD MA124,1904.

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No. 760,874. l l y -O PATBNTBD MAY 24, 1904.

j D. KBOHANE. OLOSBT CONNECTION.

' APPLICATION FILED MYIZ, 1903.

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- in which similar characters o f reference indiproved connection of my invention. Fig. 2 is a UNITED STATES Patented May 24, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

DENIsKEoHANE, oF NEw YORK, N. Y,

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SPECIFICATION raming para ef Letters rcent No,"76o,e74,datea 1yray 24, 1964.-`

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Be it known that I, DENIS KnonANma citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of New York, borough ofManhattan, in

connection between the soil-pipe and the lower part of the bowl, said connection affording a strong and tight coupling between the parts which overcomes escape orleakage of water or sewer-gas and the possibility of the bowl becoming displaced slab.

The improved connection enables a workman to easily and quickly set a c loset in place without the use 'of bolts, screws, o r other fastenings, and said connection is so disposed that the base of the bowl` may rest squarely and solidly on a floor or slab.`

Further objectsffand advantages of joined description, and the novelty will be denedbythe annexed claims. 7

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication,

cate corresponding parts in all thegures.

- Figurel is a vertical sectional elevation througha portion of a soil-pipe and a closetbowl, showing the parts coupled by an imhorizontal sectional plan view in the plane of -the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of a portion of the soil-pipe,

showing one member of the connection. Fig. f

` 4 isan ,under perspective view of a part of nary soil-pipe, and B is a closet-bowl.

thebowl having another member of the'improved connection. Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional plan views illustrating the method of adjusting the bowl intheoperation of coup- A designates the upper portion ofan ordi- These .partsmaybe of anysuitable materialsor'conon vtheloorior a marble invention will appear inthe course of the-substruction. preferredv by those skilled `in' the' art; but the lower part of the bowl is modilied in a wa'yto make it serve as one' member of4 a .coupling .which is'contemplated by my invention. The lower part of this bowl-is` l shown by thedrawingsasformed to produce a base whichis ofxincreased length in one direction, and said-base is provided with a flat under-,bearing face Z2', by which itis adapted to .rest rmly on aafloor-C or upon a i marble slabD, substantially as indicated by Fig. l.

sage e, which opens into a vertical socket E,

provided `centrally in -the bottom portion of' This socket is'circular 1n cross` said bowl. section, asindicated by Figs. 2,5, and 6, and

the surrounding wall of the socket is -pro-.l

vided with two groups offparallel ribsf f',

ksaid groups of ribs extending part way around the wall ofthe socket and being separated-byV intervening gaps or spaces f2, fas clearly shown bythedrawings. 'Each group ofribs ff extends one-quarter way-around the annular wall of the socket E, and the ribs of each group are of uniformthickness Aand are dIsposed parallelto each other 'In away to .form an Intermedlate series of grooves` f3.

6o .Theibowl is providedwith an eduction -pas- Thebowl Bis furthermore provided with a I lip or shoulder g, which surrounds the outletpassage e, and said bowl is also provided with a dependingiweb or flangeln which `i's circularI in cross-section and is arranged concentric with the annularwall of the socket-E, said web It beingv spaced relatively to the ribs jf f and extending continuously around the socket concentrically therewith. l

. Thesoil-pipe A extends through the yiioorC 'and the slab D a-suitabledistance'for the-reception of asealing-cup'l. "Thissealing-cup is of circular form and made of metal,although any other material may be employed. The

sealing-cup is provided with a deep chamber soil-pipe in a suitable way-as, for example, by .soldering the parts one to the other.

The sealing-cup I is provided on the outer face of the outer leg Lor member with two groups'of ribs j j", each group of ribs extending one-quarter way around the cup and said groups of ribs being separated by the intervening gaps or smooth faces f2, as shown by the drawings. The ribs jj of each group on the sealing-cup are of uniform thickness and arranged in parallel relation to produce a series of parallel grooves f3 between said ribs; but the sealing-cup is fastened to the pipe A in a position to bring its ribs j j in reverse order to the ribs ff on the bowl.

In the operation of setting a closet constructed in accordance with my invention the cup I is attached in a proper position to the upper end of the soil-pipe, and a suitable mallterial, as J, is placed in the chamber c' of this cup. 'Ihis material may consist of graphite, putty, or any other substance which will resist the pressure and iiow of water and also exclude the passage of sewer-gas. After the cup shall have been properly secured in position the bowl B is placed over the cup in the position shown by Fig. 5, so that the groups of ribs f f of the bowl will pass through the spaces f2 between the ribs of the cup, while the ribs jj of the cup will be received into the spaces f2 in the bowl. rIhe operation of placing the bowl in position makes the web 7L extend into the sealing material J of the cup I, and it is now only necessary for the operator to give a quarter-turn to the bowl and make it take the position shown by Fig. 6. During this quarter-turn of the bowl the ribs f f are moved into engagement with the ribs jj of the cup, said ribs on the bowl being received in the grooves f3 of the cup, and in like manner the ribs of the cup lit into the grooves of the bowl. The two groups of ribs on the bowl and the cup are thus interloeked onev with the'other for the purpose of securely fastening the bowl in the adjusted position shown by Figs. 1, 2, and 6, and the enlarged base of said bowl is adapted to bear firmly on the slab D or the loor C.

The described construction permits the bowl to be easily and quickly assembled and locked to the soil-pipewi'thout the use of ioorbolts, screws, or other fastenings, although it lmay be desirable in some instances to employ short screws or bolts for holding the bowl against accidental displacement. The presence of the sealing material J in the cup and the embedding of the web /i in such material secures a gas and liquid tight joint between the cup and the bowl, which effectually pre ventsthe leakage of water or of sewer-gas.

In a prior application filed by me on May 28, 1903, Serial No. 145,147, I have disclosed a closet connection wherein the bowl is adapted to be bolted to a floor or slab, said bowl having a flat base, a recess, a fiange forming a continuation of the soil-passage, and a seal-flange between the wall of the recess and the firstnamed iiange, said seal-flange producing two parallel channels or grooves. With the bowl and the soil-pipe is combined a seal-cup which has two members adapted to fit into the respective channels formed, as described, in the bowl, and into this cup is projected the sealflange of the bowl, so as to be embedded in a sealing material adapted to be contained in the cup. I do not therefore in this application make any broad claim to the subjectmatter just set forth.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a soil-pipe, a sealcup, a bowl having a recess, cooperating locking projections on the seal-cup and the bowl, said projections being engaged by a partial turn of the bowl and being effective in coupling said bowl and the seal-cup, and a member projecting from the bowl and adapted to be embedded in a sealing material to be contained in the seal-cup.

2. The combination of a soil-pipe having a cup rigid therewith, acloset-bowl, cooperating devices on the bowl and the cup for positively interlocking the parts by a quarter-turn of the bowl, and a gas-tight joint between the pipe and the bowl, said joint being located within said interlocked parts of the'bowl and the cup.

3. rIhe combination with a soil-pipe, of a seal-cup located externally with respect thereto, a bowl inclosing said cup, cooperating devices on the bowl and the cup for positively interlocking the bowl with said cup, a suitable sealing material in the cup, and a member projecting from the bowl and embedded in the sealing material for producing a gas and liquid tight joint between the bowl and the pipe.

4. The combination with a soil-pipe, of a seal-cup attached thereto and adapted to contain a suitable sealing material, a bowl having a socket and a member which is embedded in said sealing material, and complemental groups of ribs on the opposing surfaces of the cup and the socket of the bowl for positively interlocking said bowl with the cup, whereby the bowl may be coupled expeditiously with the soil-pipe and a gas and liquid tight joint is provided between the parts on the assemblage thereof.

5. The combination with a soil-pipe, of a seal-cup having an external series of ribs, a bowl having an internal series of ribs adapted for interlocking engagement with the ribs of said cup, and a member depending from the bowl and embedded in a sealing material of said cup and forming a gas and liquid tight joint between the parts.

6. The combination with a soil-pipe, of a seal-cup attached thereto and provided with IOO IOS

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groupsiof ribs separated by intervening spaces, a bowl having a socket, and groups of ribs within said socket and disposed,- by a quarter-` the said socket of the bowl, vand adapted for interlocking engager'nent with the ribs of the cup, said web of the bowl projecting into the chamber of said cup. A

8. The combination of a soilpipe, two

groups of ribs surrounding said soil-pipe, a bowl having colnplemental groups of ribs adapted for interlocking engagement with thel rst-name'd groups of ribs and 'a gas-tight joint between said pipe and bowl; said joint' 2'0 being located within the interlooked parts of the soil-pipe and the bowl.

In testimony whereof I have signed niy name to this speoiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DENIS KEOHANE. Witnesses:

JNO. M. RITTER, Y H. T. BERNHARD. 

